" well actually just imagine what I've been trying to do in the City Council -- introduce legislation yes in the state legislature. To break up the MTA. I think that is the only way we finally got to get control and improve service. I believe we're the only major metropolitan city in this country that doesn't have control of its own buses and subways that's ridiculous. -- in the city New York gave up control back in the forties. We gave the subway system -- its infrastructure to the state to the MTA without getting into going back. We need to get it back we need to get control because right now we have no say on the MTA board the other thing we need to do. Please replace the second avenue subway. Which is being built with the light rail system right now. The second every subway is eating up the entire capital budget of the -- five billion dollars. We can institute a light rail system which would say the transportation needs of that community. At 110. Of the course. And -- all of that money. To fund other transportation systems and -- and -- subway is already partly dog underground. At great expense and great disruption some people what would you propose doing that similar sort of questions stop it because you know it's already behind schedule it's eight years behind schedule. Fought five billion dollars is going it's just take it over. Why -- we can use -- where this train goes he could stop into the light rail system you know mr. Thompson would you agree it. The second avenue subway something that has been the people -- waited for. For decades. So no I'm not in favor of stopping the second avenue subway and if anything I've talked about a full built. Second avenue subway won it. Takes into account the original vision. That goes into the Bronx all so if we have a need to improve mass transit for those who use it. The second avenue subway is one way if it takes the year 2017. It continues to take longer and longer and longer there in the ground the dollars have been allocated to moving forward but we need to look for -- to be able to move that into the Bronx thank you gentleman we wanna go to the question of lower Manhattan. And development down there slow is not an exaggeration we -- things cameras out to get someone's opinion."

" My husband and I believe in the downtown area just. Blocks east of ground zero. We have been watching now for nine years. As the word switching. Two when that left from one designs when another. I would -- when the politicians have finally gonna get together. And give us some things. At that site. And the nation that whole."

" It's been nine years on Friday. The anniversary. The the -- eight years on Friday figures on -- anniversary of the terror attacks. Mr. bell as mayor what would you do to to break this logjam the Stillman well you know this clearly is a national disgrace. I mean it's a victory for the terrorists that we haven't you know -- it build the memorial. And sent to the terrorists that we cannot be defeated. It's interesting to Mike Bloomberg has used the process of eminent domain. Throughout the entire city to take people's homes to take people's businesses yet here's a situation where you can go out if the the private developer. And use eminent domain for good reason because obviously something has to break the logjam. As many aren't gonna say to the private developer this you wouldn't move now or we're moving to take this cropping say he's gonna take it over. The same thing with the port authority. This has to stop and the mayor should've taken a leading role long time ago. But this should be one of the first things that the next mayor does and hopefully it's not Mike Bloomberg mr. talk to the middle recession had it built more office space. Well you have to always prepare for the future and we look at ground zero and what has not occurred down there. That's one thing that Tony I will agree on -- national disgrace what's happened there is a question failed leadership on the part of the mayor. Question -- stepping up saying to the developer saying to the port authority saying to the governors of New York State and New Jersey. I wanna be in charge of this I wanna take responsibility that this is in New York City. -- something that reminds people of New York each and every day. Of the terrorist attack we need to do something there it's a question of failed leadership and the next man. Each exert real leadership -- this -- okay thank you gentleman next question from data. --"

" A quick follow especially mr. Thompson from. Earlier on the question about MTA you say that the mayor had done nothing on the MTA during his tenure what do you call the extension of the seven line the city's paying for that. That's the only thing he's done and that's one of the few details billion dollar program that the -- is paying for the MTA is not."

" No they're not the city has put money into -- seven extension that many thought. Shouldn't have a -- that's the only thing that the -- and and that's not on the MTA board that separate and aside Kenyan team what I did say that his representatives sat on that -- And approved every fare increase and every service reduction while many that's flat out there fighting against it. The only thing he has done. -- is to spend sixty dollars. On the extension of the seventh and many believe that above ground -- would have made more sense rather than I believe what it's -- two stops. On the seven. At the course of -- billion dollars quick responses -- well I just I thought he said before that he wouldn't you know in terms of light -- leadership. That he you know he wanted to go ahead with consecutive subway you're gonna just heard above ground which would be likely also. I'm a little bit confused Wednesday hits is to be perfectly honest. But then the may have done some good things with the MTA but the overall issue is that we do not have control on the MTA board."

" Okay to do nothing back back on track and just for a second if you can't. Gentrification of -- we've all heard recently as of the big issue a lot of different neighborhoods let's go ahead and listen to than one voter from Brooklyn. And they're concerned."

" The news seems to be. More more like young people -- she places it's a live but -- would have been the trees have been living their for a long time -- seem to be make this plays storm moved out of these there is they live so long time so. -- for cases if -- concern I have living in Brooklyn."

" And this is a question for mr. Thompson as mayor how can you assure. People who they're not priced out of the neighborhoods especially during these tough economic times."

" Well we need to build more we need to understand that housing right now is -- crisis situation in New York City. I've talked about a 21 century. Mitchell Lama program we need to look to do that we've done it the past we need to do that again when stabilization. It's you know the mayor appoints all the members of the rent stabilization board it would be you know I'd like to -- the members and let them understand. That they have first priority would be -- not landlords be able start to protect tenants. We also put need to use zoning and tax breaks and other things to create one moderate and middle income and low income. How's it all across the city New -- that's how we start to slow gentrification down by built with construction but building across the city in Europe not just luxury housing. As we see in under a Bloomberg administration housing for all New Yorkers treat it like the crisis that it is that's how we slow down gentrification."

" Mr. Thompson's -- well I mean first have to mention that you the real estate industry is controlled these gender in this city for decades. And that's because they donate the most amount of money to elected officials let's be real about this let's tell the truth. My opponent if he would get elected he's taking huge amounts of money from the real estate industry nothing. Is going to change. The real estate industry has to be regulated you have to build real affordable housing you do that. By changing the formula by which the city does affordable housing. And making it so that the people in their own neighborhood get to benefit the city has to do capital dollars to do affordable housing. But most importantly. We have to have real community based planning not let the developers of this city controlling -- agenda I want to give people in the room when they wanted the ability to plan. They will do the job not the developers and that's how you start to address these issues and --"